Lost Islands (2008)

A family in the 80s with five kids get into a crisis when twin brothers fall in love with the same girl.

Director:

Reshef Levi

Writers:

Reshef Levi (screenplay), Regev Levy

Stars:

Oshri Cohen, Michael Moshonov, Shmil Ben Ari

4 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Oshri Cohen	...	Ofer Levi
Michael Moshonov	...	Erez Levi
Shmil Ben Ari	...	Avraham Levi
Orly Silbersatz Banai	...	Sima Levi (as Orly Silbersatz)
Yuval Scharf	...	Neta
Ofer Shechter	...	Boaz aka Savta
Pini Tavger	...	David Levi
Michal Levi	...	Shimha
Yigal Adika	...	Avner Levi
Gilat Ankori	...	Gila Levi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Assaf Cohen	...	Noam
Guy Kresner	...	Ido Levi
Noa Maiman	...	Michal Mizrahi
Jonathan Rozen	...	Lansky
Gal Zaid	...	Savta's father

Storyline

The year is 1980. The Levis, a large family with a unique lifestyle, live in what was then a rather naive State of Israel. Mr. Levi lectures his children daily on the importance of fulfilling their dreams, while his wife preaches absolute family loyalty. The family's twin boys both fall in love with a new girl in town. Erez, our hero, discovers how difficult it is to balance family loyalty against fulfillment of one's personal dreams. Matters become increasingly complicated when Erez somehow causes a severe family crisis. Beset by guilt feelings, he attempts to escape his fate, somehow exchanging dreams with his twin brother. He is drafted into a commando unit of the Israeli Army, just as his brother always dreamed of doing, while Ofer remains at home to take care of his broken family and has an affair with the love of Erez's life. Can Erez challenge destiny? Of what value is the life of someone who does not fulfill his dreams?

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Plot Keywords:

dream | twin | twin brother | loyalty | 1980s | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

CTV International [fr]

Country:

Israel

Language:

Hebrew

Release Date:

3 July 2008 (Israel)

Also Known As:

Iim avudim

Filming Locations:

Israel

Box Office

Budget:

$1,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Inosan productions, Israel Film Fund, Metro Communications

Technical Specs

Runtime:

103 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Color (Fujicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

French certificate # 121001.

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Goofs

When Erez and Neta wake up in the sea shore, the Hertzelia marina and residential buildings are clearly seen. They were built only in the 2000s.

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Connections

Features The Love Boat (1977)

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Soundtracks

"Tamari's Hut"
Performed by Riki Gal

User Reviews

A drama of Shakespearean intensity and proportion

It's amazing how far Israeli cinematography had come since the 80's "bourekas" movies. This is a new cinematic culture, akin to the best European schools of artistic thought - realistic, brutally honest, simple in its execution and powerful in its message. Goes well with "Nina's tragedies" and "Shlomi's Stars".

No need to re-tell it, just rent it and watch it. Allow yourself to feel the pain, enjoy the humor people see in their lives, and appreciate the heroic decisions of very trivial people.

Thank you for this movie, Reshef Levy. You made all of us very proud. And very very nostalgic :o))